Committee
Public Petitions Committee, 28 Jun 2005
28 Jun 2005 · S2 · Public Petitions Committee
Item of business
New Petitions
Smoking Ban (PE870)
I agree, convener. I was with you when Duncan McAlister presented the petition. He was perfectly entitled to lodge a petition, but his timing was a bit unfortunate, given the progress of the bill through the Parliament. As you say, we will consider the bill at stage 3 in two days' time. A consultation on the proposals was undertaken in the normal fashion and the matter is being addressed through the Parliament's legislative process. There is nothing more that we can do.
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The Convener:
Lab
PE870 calls on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Executive not to implement the proposed ban on smoking in public places. Part 1 of the Smoking, H...
Mike Watson:
Ind
I agree, convener. I was with you when Duncan McAlister presented the petition. He was perfectly entitled to lodge a petition, but his timing was a bit unfor...
The Convener:
Lab
I think that we must close the petition on the basis that the matter has been debated. We thank Mr McAlister for his efforts in producing the petition, as we...
John Scott:
Con
I agree. Mr McAlister is one of my constituents and I have known him personally for some time. Mike Watson's comments are perfectly reasonable. If we had rec...
The Convener:
Lab
Do members agree to close the petition?Members indicated agreement.